Music Midtown Returns for 2014 Festy Season

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Ready to go South? Atlanta’s Music Midtown Festival has just announced its 2014 lineup, and it’s a doozy. Artists like Jack White, Eminem, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Run DMC, Iggy Azalea, and Banks will perform at the festival, running September 19 and 20 at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. Want more? Also on the docket is Zac Brown Band, Gregg Allman, John Mayer, Bastille, Mayer Hawthorne, Sleeper Agents, and Bear Hands, with many more acts to be announced in the coming weeks. General admission tickets will run you $125 for the weekend, with VIP tickets costing $500 and Super VIP coming in at $1000. Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 28 at 10:00am via the festival’s website.

Music Midtown has been around since 1994—but not without the same financial problems that seem to plague other large music gatherings (like Rothbury and Nateva). Music Midtown had a successful run from its incarnation in 1994 all the way through 2005, annually drawing crowds around 30,000. But the recession wasn’t just affecting the little people, and due to decline in attendance, it was put on hiatus until 2011. Luckily, the last few years have brought big-name acts like The Black Keys and Coldplay, and with them big ticket sales. It was estimated that 40,000 concert-goers were in attendance at last year’s Music Midtown.